The Super Basin Behind U.S. NatGas Dominance
Natural gas production in the United States has skyrocketed over the past five years, making the carbon-light fossil fuel cheaper to access and plentiful for export, according to a new Continue Reading
First LNG cargo ready to leave the Russian Arctic
French supermajor Total said Friday the first cargo of liquefied natural gas is leaving an Arctic facility in Russia, one of the largest in the world. The French company holds Continue Reading
Russia Skirts U.S. Sanctions With $27 Billion Arctic Gas Plant
The Yamal LNG plant on the Yamal Peninsula in the Arctic circle. The project took years to find financing from China that didn’t violate U.S. sanctions on Russia over Ukraine. Continue Reading
China’s CNOOC Spends Big In Panic Hoard of LNG
Chinese state-owned company CNOOC, the country’s largest importer of liquefied natural gas (LNG), has leased two tankers to store emergency LNG supplies offshore, spending US$10 million on the plan, as Continue Reading
U.S. liquefied natural gas exports have increased as new facilities come online
Natural Gas Monthly (data for October and November 2017 are EIA estimates based on tanker loads) In August 2017, total U.S. natural gas liquefaction capacity in the Lower 48 states Continue Reading
Next foreign influence target of U.S. LNG is Venezuela
Liquefied natural gas is a way to extend influence over the horizon to Europe, though similar gains are possible for Latin America, a U.S. senator said. Polish Oil and Gas Continue Reading
Report: LNG Project Sanction Uptick in 2018
There will be an uptick in the number and capacity of LNG projects sanctioned in 2018, according to a new report. There will be an uptick in the number and Continue Reading
More interest from Asian economies in Alaskan LNG
A Japanese company becomes the second possible Asian consumer to express interest in Alaskan LNG in less than a month. Map courtesy of Alaska Gasline Development Corp. Dec. 5 (UPI) Continue Reading
Russia’s Novatek now a world player with Yamal LNG
Russian energy company Novatek said a new era for one of the world’s largest gas suppliers has begun with the start of LNG operations on the Yamal Peninsula. Novatek said Continue Reading
LNG is the fuel of choice, maritime shipper says
Two French companies, supermajor Total and maritime shipper CMA CGM, agree on LNG as a fuel source with deliveries slated for 2020. Photo courtesy of Total Dec. 4 (UPI) — Continue Reading